Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-6vs UTSA | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 248 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 |
#43
Mac Chiumento
Senior punter for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 228 lb · Daytona Beach, FL · Seabreeze
Transferred Florida State → Texas for 2026
The numbers
41.3
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 punts, 40.7 avg, vs Ohio State
Inside the 20 · 0%
0%field median 33%60%
0 of his 6 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Senior punter for Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Florida State to Texas in 2026.
Mac Chiumento
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Norvell and Steve Sarkisian.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
2025Florida State
2026Texas
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
40.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 43 long
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 punts.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Texas3-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning, fast tempo
How he plays
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Texas carries two punters; Chiumento has taken all six punts.
The battery
Texas’s specialists
- #47Trey DubucLong snapper · Jr.
- #42Trott O'NealLong snapper · Fr.
- #43Mac ChiumentoPunter · Sr.6 punts · 41.3 avg
- #45Mikey BukauskasPunter · Fr.
- #44Gianni SpeticKicker · Sr.5 of 5 on field goals
- #49Jake CollettKicker · Fr.
- #46Spencer BarnettKicker · So.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pinner
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
P
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jackson Ross’s 2025 season.
Matches Jackson on
Class year
Height
Yards / punt
Differs from Jackson on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rhys Dakin's freshman season at Iowa (2024).
73%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Rhys on
Height
Yards / punt
Weight
Differs from Rhys on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Mac Chiumento
Background
A first-year punter from Daytona Beach, Fla. … transferred to Texas from Florida State in spring 2026 … played in 19 games across four seasons at Florida State. BEFORE TEXAS REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025) Florida State's starting punter and holder throughout the season … averaged 44.0 yards on 27 punts,...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology